Todays BlogToday we cover new Irish Genealogy
searches here at the Irish Roots Cafe.
Glad to list these for members and will
also gladly pass on any messages from
non-members to members. More news to
come in my next blog!

King
Christine King
My grfather Martin F. King b. Dec 1874 in Clifden to Thomas King and Mary Heffernan.

Sullivan
John Sullivan
Where to get info on Kilcatherine Parish, County Cork.

Dillon
Peter Dillon
I’ve been researching the Dillon and Ronan families. Mine came to the U.S. by way of Argentina, and there is a fascinating history of how the Irish came to Argentina in the 1840s. My quest now is to trace the families back in Westmeath and Offaly

Bradley, Young
Heidi Anthony
My family is from Kings County and Queens County, but I have no more information.

Jackson
Johnie Jackson
Ancestor of Anthony Jackson, early Quaker. Helped to establish first Meeting in Lurgan in 1654

Ross Higgins
Debra Rowe
Have researched family in southwest Missouri for a number of years. Seeking to learn more about the culture of both my own and my husband’s Irish families. Our connections include surnames of Howard,Ross and Higgins. We reside in the KC metro area and are looking forward to learning and participating more in regard to various Irish events.

Lyons
Allen Lyons
Family of James Lyons prior to 1852, I think they lived in Co. Tyrone, Ireland

Lightbody Mc Nutt Branigan
Rob Fulton
Looking for mother of Hugh Lightbody or wife of William Lightbody in Bangor, N. Ireland. 1870-80. Hugh born in Bangor in 1881, his older brother also Wm. b. Pittsburgh in 1875. Also McNutt(s) in Co. Donegal and Branigan(s) in Co. Louth.

Marie Golden Kerr
My grandparents were from Rathlacken in Mayo. I would like to find relatives there and in Sligo.

Campbell, McKenna, Black, O Neil, Dale, McAllister, Brannigan
Joseph Rodriguez
I have many families that lived in Scotland but according to their birth cert or census records they originated or at the very least lived in Ireland (mainly Ulster, Co Antrium, Co Armagh) – the family names are Campbell, McKenna, Black, O’Neil, Dale, McAllister, Brannigan etc

Heffernan
John Heffernan
Searching for my gr,gr,gr grandfather Timothy Heffernan. Appears once on the US census 1860 with sons James b.1824, William b.1828, Thomas b.1822 and Patrick b.1842 along with his wife Ann. Son John b.1812 (per his tombstone in Texas) and Patrick b.1818 were not on the 1860 census. Obviously, Timothy b. 1780-1790s and Ann b. 1790 – 1800 were not using their true given names. I am in the Heffernan DNA project and I am trying to trace back to Ireland. The sons of Timothy all seem to have come to Texas. Timothy possibly is related (maybe brothers) to John and James Heffernan b. 1780-1790 and John Ryan (their cousin,also same birth range) who came to Beeville, Texas in 1829. All three plus John’s wife and children, were killed by the Mexican army. They received land grants in exchange for signing up to fight the Texas-Mexican war. They all died in 1836. But the flow of Heffernans in Texas did not stop. Thank you for any help you can give. John Scott Heffernan

King
Christine King
My grfather Martin F. King b. Dec 1874 in Clifden to Thomas King and Mary Heffernan.

Sullivan
John Sullivan
Where to get info on Kilcatherine Parish, County Cork.

Dillon Ronan
Peter Dillon
I’ve been researching the Dillon and Ronan families. Mine came to the U.S. by way of Argentina, and there is a fascinating history of how the Irish came to Argentina in the 1840s. My quest now is to trace the families back in Westmeath and Offaly

Bradley, Young
Heidi Anthony
My family is from Kings County and Queens County, but I have no more information.

Jackson
Johnie Jackson
Ancestor of Anthony Jackson, early Quaker. Helped to establish first Meeting in Lurgan in 1654

Ross Higgins
Debra Rowe
Have researched family in southwest Missouri for a number of years. Seeking to learn more about the culture of both my own and my husband’s Irish families. Our connections include surnames of Howard,Ross and Higgins. We reside in the KC metro area and are looking forward to learning and participating more in regard to various Irish events.

Lyons
Allen Lyons
Family of James Lyons prior to 1852, I think they lived in Co. Tyrone, Ireland

Lightbody Mc Nutt Branigan
Rob Fulton
Looking for mother of Hugh Lightbody or wife of William Lightbody in Bangor, N. Ireland. 1870-80. Hugh born in Bangor in 1881, his older brother also Wm. b. Pittsburgh in 1875. Also McNutt(s) in Co. Donegal and Branigan(s) in Co. Louth.

Marie Golden Kerr
My grandparents were from Rathlacken in Mayo. I would like to find relatives there and in Sligo.

Campbell, McKenna, Black, O Neil, Dale, McAllister, Brannigan
Joseph Rodriguez
I have many families that lived in Scotland but according to their birth cert or census records they originated or at the very least lived in Ireland (mainly Ulster, Co Antrium, Co Armagh) – the family names are Campbell, McKenna, Black, O’Neil, Dale, McAllister, Brannigan etc

Heffernan
John Heffernan
Searching for my gr,gr,gr grandfather Timothy Heffernan. Appears once on the US census 1860 with sons James b.1824, William b.1828, Thomas b.1822 and Patrick b.1842 along with his wife Ann. Son John b.1812 (per his tombstone in Texas) and Patrick b.1818 were not on the 1860 census. Obviously, Timothy b. 1780-1790s and Ann b. 1790 – 1800 were not using their true given names. I am in the Heffernan DNA project and I am trying to trace back to Ireland. The sons of Timothy all seem to have come to Texas. Timothy possibly is related (maybe brothers) to John and James Heffernan b. 1780-1790 and John Ryan (their cousin,also same birth range) who came to Beeville, Texas in 1829. All three plus John’s wife and children, were killed by the Mexican army. They received land grants in exchange for signing up to fight the Texas-Mexican war. They all died in 1836. But the flow of Heffernans in Texas did not stop. Thank you for any help you can give. John Scott Heffernan

Green
Tom Jobst
I am looking for the family Green from Longford. My gr grfather Patrick Green
Long Mahoney
Dianne Sisley
I am researching the family of William Long father of Robert Long b. 1805, Birr, and the Mahoney family of Cork.

Rourke Fay
Ann O’Rourke
Looking for birth county in Ireland and parents for James Rourke who immigrated to New Orleans, Louisiana about 1848, married Mary Fay and was living in St. Louis, Missouri at the time of the 1870 census
with four boys: Jerry (4), Edmund (2), Dennis (1), and Michael (10)

Lynam Lyman Killian
Nancy Lockwood
Lynam and Lyman and Killian from County Westmeath.

Lacey Melodie
Rene Lacey
James Lacey b.1805 St. Marys County, MD., need to know if the Laceys of St. Marys County are Irish !

Geoghegan Fisk
Jannet Gueck
My great-great grandmother, Maria Geoghegan was born in Kings County, Ireland in 1842. I would like to know who her family was. She married an English Soldier, William Fisk

Maguiness Smith Lannen
Michalene Hauser
Looking for parents of Margaret Maguiness b. 1789 in Armagh, who she married Lannen of Armagh/Louth, his parents. Mary, Catharin & Bridget Smith of Meath. Mary married Peter Lannen 1848 in MA, USA. He arrived via NYC 1847.Need the Irish links to these people. Names are probably misspelled due to illiteracy issues. They were Roman Catholic & Bernard, Peter, Thomas and Owen are familiar names used over and over.

McKeown Brandon
Karen Dash
Searching for McKeown’s from Armagh County, Ireland. Lawrence McKeown born 1816. And the Brandon family born in Ballynant Townland near Kesh, in County Fermanagh, Ireland, John was the son of Christopher and Elizabeth Brandon. John and his brothers Crhistopher and William and his sister Margaret emigrated to Canada in 1823.

White Welsh
Patrica Lyons Lavorata
Surnames of White and Welsh, where orignate in Ireland? meaning and coat of arms.

Marshall McKinney, England, Driscoll
William Marshall
Looking for ancestors of Frances Marshall and Jane McKinney. Also James England and Mary Driscoll.

Patrick Casey
I did extensive research in my family tree and have yet to let anyone down in their search (& I am very hard on myself accepting facts). My paternal great grandfather Daniel Casey b. 1842 in Lackabane townland, Donoughmore County Cork married Margaret Carroll b 1859 NYC. Her brother John Carroll was one time Deputy Leader of Tammany Hall. Their parents were Patrick Carroll b. 1823 County Limerick & Mary Roche b. 1829 Doneraile, Cork. Would love more info on them. My grandfather George Casey was a NYC detective that married a Marjorie Hughes b. 1897 NYC. Her parents were Peter Hughes b. 1865 in Tellehan Parish, Leitrim Townland, County Monaghan, and came to NYC in 1890. His parents were John Hughes & Lizzie Mucklin…there are lots of Hughes in Leitrim, I probably still have kin there. Peter married my great grandmother Margaret Duffy b. 1864 Patrick Duffy & Mary Duffy…I believe also from Couny Cork, would love innfo on them. My materanl grandmother Mary Wrenn was born in NYC 1903 to David Wreen & Margaret Young, both from Rathekeale, County Limerick although they married in NYC. David’s parents were David Wrenn & Mary Histon. Margaret’s parents were George Young, a famous dance innstructor, and Katherine O’Brien. The only hole in my family tree I dream of getting info on is my materal grandfather, Patrick Kehoe. Records I find listed him as Irish although he was born in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland in a fishing community called St. Joseph’s Cove that his father helped found. His parents were Thomas Kehoe (sometime interchanged throughout his life witht he spelling Keough) and Catherine Elizabeth Fogarty. I recieved a certificate of achivement from some Newfoundland geneaologist applauding my success in finding Thomas Kehoe’s parents where they failed. His parents were James Kehoe b. 1832 & Mary Moxley b. 1830, both in Carbonear Newfoundland. They married in 1857 in St. Patrick’s Parish there. I believe his parents were John Kehoe & Mary Power. My trail runs dry there. Most believe the patriarch of the Kehoe’s in Newfoundland came from County Wexford. They say Newfoundland it the most irish place outside Ireland, many came there from Eire because the fare was less expensive. Catherine Elizabeth Fogarty’s parents were Patrick Fogarty & Mary Kennedy, also from Bonne Bay & Carbonear.

Kenny Delany
Anne Kinney-Morstad
Looking for descendants of Thomas Kenny and Mary Delany. My g-g-grandfather was their son David Kenny who emigrated to the US. The Kennys are from the township of Doonamontane, in the parish of Ballyheigue in County Kerry. From other family who have visited the area, I know that Bride Harrington was the niece of David Kenny.

Madden, O Donnell
Mary Kathleen Jenkins
Kansas City: Thomas Joseph O’Donnell (1847-1905), Bridget Madden, spouse, (1855-1903). Thomas and Bridget were born in Ireland and Thomas came to KC and worked as a stone mason.

Lester
Carol Harrison
Family name Lester, in Co. Monaghan.

Cotter
Peter Cotter
Cotter family of Rathcormac, Co. Cork

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